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Answer all questions. Allocated maximum marks are shown against each
question.
c) In the Union Staff there were three Senior Clerks; a vacancy for a
Supervisor came up. A lady with impairment in her eyesight was promoted.
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The other two Senior Clerks protested that out of turn promotion was made
and the principle of equal opportunity was being abused. They further
claimed that different set of questions were asked from all candidates.
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3. Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1
The authority exerted by an HR manager by virtue of others’ knowledge that
he or she has access to top management is known as:
a) Line Authority
b) Functional Authority
c) Implied Authority
d) Aggressive Authority
Question 2
One of the following you would like to avoid as HR managers
a) Selecting job candidates
b) Providing incentives and benefits
c) Building employee commitment
d) Improving turnover
Question 3
The main problem with obtaining job analysis data through interviews is:
a) Information distortion
b) Time
c) Employee frustrations
d) Unassigned duties
Question 4
Popular methods for gathering job analysis data are:
a) Diaries/logs
b) Observations
c) Questionnaires
d) All of the above
Question 5
Two tangible products of the job analysis are:
a) Process chart; job description
b) Job description; performance appraisal
c) Job description; job specifications.
d) Process chart; organization chart
Question 6
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The organization-wide division of work is shown by:
a) Job analysis
b) Organization chart
c) Process chart
d) All of the above
Question 7
A distinction can be made between 'hard' and 'soft' types of HRM. Soft HRM
can be characterized by:
a) Seeing people as organisational assets
b) A quantitative approach to HRM
c) A mutual commitment of employees and employers to the goals of the
organisation
d) Being driven by costs
Question 8
A list of what a job entails is the job's:
a) Job specifications
b) Performance standards
c) Job description
d) Job analysis
Question 9
Analyzing jobs involves determining in detail:
a) What the job entails
b) The employee's performance
c) What the job entails and the characteristics of people to hire
d) What kind of people to hire
Question 10
Basic components of a value-creating strategy-oriented HR process are:
a) Employee behaviors and competencies
b) HR system
c) HR professionals
d) All of the above
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